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Coronavirus: Singapore says it’s given 60,000 vaccine shots, as it tightens social distancing curbs ahead of Lunar New Year
Some 60,000 residents in Singapore have received their first Covid-19 vaccine shots since December 30, authorities said on Friday, adding that immunisation efforts would be ramped up in what it touted as the “largest vaccination exercise in our history”.This figure included staff working in the health care sector and in frontline and essential services, the health ministry said.In Southeast Asia, only Singapore and Indonesia have so far started their vaccination drives, with the latter…